Factors affecting the plastic shrinkage cracking of high-strength concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-354

  Branch, J ^a   Hannant, D J ^a   Mulheron, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; PORE PRESSURE; SHRINKAGE; SUPERPLASTICITY; TENSILE STRESS;

HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0036812924     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2002.54.5.347     Document Type: Article

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